Medical Examiner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within University Hospitals of the North Midlands (UHNM) as a Medical Examiner.

We are really excited by this development and we hope to recruit someone who is too, so that together, guided by clinical skill and ability to demonstrate our core values at all times; we can make a real difference.

We are looking to enhance the current team of Medical Examiners by recruiting to an additional 2 sessions (PAs) per week. This will enable us to extend scrutiny to incorporate non-acute deaths occurring within the local community., Medical Examiner scrutiny involves reviewing and discussing proposed causes of death with attending practitioners and the bereaved, carrying out a proportionate review of relevant medical records (electronic and paper). A further element of the scrutiny process is to identify potential learning, in line with Learning from Deaths framework. The job description and person specification attached are modelled from the Royal College of Pathologists in line with a national requirement to develop a method for reducing inaccuracies in death certificates and achieving greater confidence in learning from deaths.

We invite applications from suitably qualified clinicians who are naturally curious, data friendly and ready to lead the way in developing our understanding of the impact of the care we provide both in an acute and non-acute setting. We will provide you with the support to do this through provision of resources to include an office base and administrative support for running the service.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,700 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from the Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) and the County Hospital at Stafford. Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.